SIMI VALLEY - An alleged drunk-driving incident that somersaulted a car through trees before it landed upside down in landscaping led to the arrest of a 27-year-old Lancaster woman Sunday morning, according to the Simi Valley Police Department.

The crash was reported around 7:45 a.m. near the intersection of Tapo Canyon Road and Royal Avenue, in a mostly commercial area south of Los Angeles Avenue.

The woman was driving a Chevrolet Sonic east on Royal Avenue when she ran a stop sign at Tapo Canyon Road, police said. She shot across the street and entered the driveway of a Bank of America "at speeds in excess of 65 mph," the department reported.

Hitting the sloped driveway at high speed caused the Chevy to become airborne. The car went through a security fence then struck a parking space tire block that "somersaulted the vehicle end over end," police said.

The car hit two trees and a concrete wall before coming to rest on its roof in a landscaped area, authorities said.

The woman was taken to Simi Valley Hospital with minor injuries. Breath samples indicated she had a blood-alcohol level of .14 percent. In California, it is illegal to drive with a concentration of .08 percent or higher.

The woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.

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